Babyface discography

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The following is the discography of American musician Babyface.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
JPN
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
UK
[8]
UK R&B
Lovers
  • Released: October 7, 1986
  • Label: SOLAR
28
Tender Lover
  • Released: July 7, 1989
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
14 1
For the Cool in You
  • Released: August 24, 1993
  • Label: Epic
16 2 46 49
The Day
  • Released: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Epic
6 4 14 24 17 10 12 34
Christmas with Babyface
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: Epic
101 34 41
Face2Face
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Arista
25 8 13
Grown & Sexy
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Arista
10 3 18
Playlist 48 7 49
Love, Marriage & Divorce (with Toni Braxton)
  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Label: Motown
4 1 73 45 75 7
Return of the Tender Lover 39 5
Girls Night Out 166
"—" denotes the album failed to chart.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
JPN
[5]
MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
  • Released: November 25, 1997
  • Label: Epic
106 33 24

Remix albums[edit]

Title Album details
A Closer Look
  • Released: November 19, 1991
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
The Other Side of Cool
  • Released: October 25, 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
JPN
[5]
A Collection of His Greatest Hits 12
Love Songs
  • Released: August 7, 2001
  • Label: Epic
93
The Essential Babyface
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
"—" denotes the album failed to chart.

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart positions Certifications Album
US
[20]
US
R&B

[21]
US
A/C

[22]
US
Dance

[23]
AUS
[3]
NZ
[7]
GER
[24]
NLD
[6]
SWE
[25]
UK
[26]
1986 "I Love You Babe" 8 Lovers
1987 "Lovers" 42
"Mary Mack" 29
1988 "If We Try" 65
1989 "Love Saw It" (with Karyn White) 1 Karyn White
"It's No Crime" 7 1 5 24 Tender Lover
"Tender Lover" 14 1 32 86
1990 "Whip Appeal" 6 2 36
"My Kinda Girl" 30 3 41
"Love Makes Things Happen" (with Pebbles) 13 1 24 Always
1992 "Give U My Heart" (with Toni Braxton) 29 2 41 Boomerang
1993 "For the Cool in You" 81 10 23 For the Cool in You
"Never Keeping Secrets" 15 3
1994 "And Our Feelings" 21 8 38
"Rock Bottom" 50
"When Can I See You" 4 6 10 31 9 35
"Where Is My Love?" (with El DeBarge) 19 Heart, Mind and Soul
"Dream Away" (with Lisa Stansfield) 80 The Pagemaster
1995 "Someone to Love" (with Jon B.) 10 7 32 50 17 Bonafide
1996 "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones featuring Tamia, Portrait, SWV and Barry White) 68 19 2 Q's Jook Joint
"This Is for the Lover in You" (featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel) 6 2 50 12 19 34 12
  • RIAA: Platinum[9]
The Day
1997 "Every Time I Close My Eyes" 6 5 17 40 8 87 93 13
  • RIAA: Platinum[9]
"How Come, How Long" (featuring Stevie Wonder) 5 9 17 2 9 10
"Talk to Me" 50 75
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" (with Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown) 95 37 22 18 66 42 25 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
1998 "Gone Too Soon" (featuring Stevie Wonder) 98 MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
"Fire" (with Des'ree) Hav Plenty
"You Were There" Simon Birch
2000 "Reason for Breathing" 59 99 A Collection of His Greatest Hits
2001 "There She Goes" 31 10 93 Face2Face
"What If" 80 28
2004 "The Loneliness" 49 Grown & Sexy
2005 "Sorry for the Stupid Things" 65
"Grown & Sexy" 51
2007 "Fire and Rain" 10 Playlist
2008 "Comfortable" (with Lil Wayne) 72 Tha Carter III
"I Need a Love Song" 81 Non-album single
2013 "Hurt You" (with Toni Braxton) 33 Love, Marriage & Divorce
"Where Did We Go Wrong" (with Toni Braxton)
2015 "We've Got Love" Return of the Tender Lover
"Exceptional"
2020 "He Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout It" (with Jam & Lewis) 9 Jam & Lewis: Volume One
2022 "Keeps on Fallin'" (with Ella Mai) [A] Girls Night Out
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released in that country

Other appearances[edit]

Album appearances[edit]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Slow Jams" 1995 Tamia, Portrait and Barry White Q's Jook Joint
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" 1997 Jay-Z and Foxy Brown In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"Fire" 1998 Des'ree Supernatural
"Not A Game" 2004 Raphael Saadiq Ray Ray
"If Only for One Night" 2006 So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
"Comfortable" 2008 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
"No Place Like Home" 2010 Kenny G Heart and Soul
"Evergreen" 2014 Barbra Streisand Partners
"Solid" 2015 Ty Dolla $ign Free TC
"The Christmas Song" 2018 Jessie J This Christmas Day
"Runaway" 2019 Tiffany Young Lips on Lips
"Kim Porter" 2023 Diddy, John Legend The Love Album: Off the Grid

Soundtrack appearances[edit]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Well Alright" 1993 N/A Poetic Justice
"Someone to Love" 1995 Jon B. Bad Boys
"Sorry for the Stupid Things" 2007 N/A Why Did I Get Married?

Select songwriting and production credits[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Keeps on Fallin'" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Babyface Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Babyface Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Discography - Babyface". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (ASP) on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  4. ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  5. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  6. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl: Discographie: Babyface". Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. ^ a b "charts.nz Discography > Babyface" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company Babyface – The Day". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "American certifications – Babyface". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Canadian album certifications – Babyface". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  12. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > March 1997 > Certified Awards (January 1997)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Babyface – The Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  14. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > February 1999 > Certified Awards (December 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  15. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > November 2001 > Certified Awards (September 2001)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  16. ^ Wilson, Angela. (2015). Exclusive: Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds Gets Candid About New Album, Regrets and Craziest Thing He's Done for Love. thesource.com. Retrieved from http://thesource.com/2016/02/13/exclusive-kenny-babyface-edmonds-gets-candid-about-new-album-regrets-and-craziest-thing-hes-done-for-love/
  17. ^ Mier, Tomás (June 28, 2022). "Babyface Announces 'Girls' Night Out' LP Featuring Kehlani, Ella Mai, Others". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > March 1998 > Certified Awards (January 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  19. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > January 2001 > Certified Awards (November 2000)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  20. ^ "Babyface Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Babyface Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  22. ^ "Babyface Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  23. ^ "Babyface Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  24. ^ "German chart - Babyface". officialcharts.de. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
  25. ^ "Swedish chart - Babyface". swedishcharts.com. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
  26. ^ "Babyface > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  28. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 1, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.